Sergey Vasilyevich Vasilyev (russian: Сергей Васильевич Васильев; 19 September 1827 in

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– 17 June 1862 in Moscow, Imperial Russia) was a prominent Russian

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, a mid-19th century star of the Moscow

Maly Theatre The Maly Theatre, or Mali Theatre, may refer to one of several different theatres: * The Maly Theatre (Moscow), also known as The State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia, in Moscow (founded in 1756 and given its own building in 1824) * The Maly Theat ...

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Career

Originally a comic actor, in 1844–1853 Vasilyev played 150

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parts at the Maly. "Vasilyev's asRussian theatre's not just the best but the only ''true'' Khlestakov,"

Prov Sadovsky

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argued. In the 1850s he became more involved in serious Russian drama, and

Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; ) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 original ...

once remarked that it was in Vasilyev that "he'd found 'a perfect performer, one of those actors whom drama authors so eagerly look for and so rarely meet'." On 16 November 1859, Ostrovsky's best-known play '' The Storm'' was premiered at Maly, as a benefit for Vasilyev (who played Tikhon on this particular occasion).Commentaries. The Complete A.N. Ostrovsky. Vol. 2. Plays. 1856—1861. Moscow. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura Publishers, 1950. Pp. 399—401

References

Russian stage actors Male actors from Moscow 1827 births 1862 deaths {{Russia-actor-stub